GoNorth Program Team Announced

Tue, Apr 11, 2006

Less than a year after the Council of the University of the Arctic (UArctic) approved of the GoNorth Program, the objectives of the program are being fulfilled mainly through the activities carried out in the two-year GoNorth! Erasmus Mundus project.

The program's Task Force Team has been substituted by a permanent program team consisting of:

All the team members, except Buryat State University, are also partners in the GoNorth! Erasmus Mundus project, thus ensuring continuity and synergies between program and project. The first task for the program team will be to apply for IPY funding with the intention of securing funding after the Erasmus Mundus project period.

The new team members extend their thanks to the Task Force Team who very successfully developed the GoNorth! program, chaired by Olav Hesjedal.

The University of the Arctic (UArctic) is a cooperative network of universities, colleges, research institutes and other organizations concerned with education and research in and about the North. UArctic builds and strengthens collective resources and collaborative infrastructure that enables member institutions to better serve their constituents and their regions. Through cooperation in education, research and outreach we enhance human capacity in the North, promote viable communities and sustainable economies, and forge global partnerships.